8 $507-30 T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R '!O N , OREGON. A P R IL 6, l st l . contributors ar»d the editor and associate editor of the Free Thought Ideal published at O ttaw a, Kas., E tta Semple and L aura Knox. The above am ount ¡« what we How do you like the picture of owed 01» the lum ber last w eek . $ 1 0 .0 0 have been paid on the th e Littéral U niversity in last w e e k ’s Torch? The photograph it above am ount which still leaves was taken from is 10x12 inches I and is much plainer. We will m ail you one for fifty cents, Do you want it? $497.30 , 00000000-0-0-0-000-0000 0-00-000 < LITTLE POINTS. > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o 1 C h ristian ity is false, for it is u n ­ T S T TJ H ER E ANYTHING YOU WANT? scientific. If so, m ake y o u r w an ts know n to u s , Thou shouldst not suffer the and we will try and su p p ly th e m , if 1 . , .1 1 i- • i- w itch sto rie s of o d r e lig io n s to live. B The A thletic hoys talk of m ak­ ing a running track and bicycle track, with base hall and foot ball grounds enclosed. We need four acres more ground. E aster Sunday witnessed many a poor creature robbed of his or her hard earned pennies to send ancient heathen literature across the sea to the modern heathen. On account of the rush of work at home our popular student Mr. P. R. Barnhouse, was obliged to depart last Monday. We hope to have Dick with us again next year. The Torch of Reason press will soon be run by water power. This w'ill save much kicking on the press and give us a better chance to kick against the old superstitions through the press. A rush of work put us behind this week, and to m ake it worse our foreman, J. IL M orris was taken sick. Excuse our tardiness this tim e a r d we’ll try and not have it happen again. The A thletic Association m asque­ rade ball was a grand success. The following took prizes: Miss Pearl Buff and Alice K ent, N uns; <’has. Page, Clam; Louie Wolf, Coffee pot; M. P. Hosm er, Mer­ m aid. The recently organized normal school Y. M. C A. held a meeting in the norm al chapel Sunday after­ noon.—[Ex. The normal school referred to in the above, which was clipped from an Oregon exchange, is the one at A shland which has re­ ceived a large appropriation from the state. Does not this prove th at the state schools are sectarian? P rayer, religious songs and C hristi­ an lectures abound in nearly every state school in our land. How could they be more sectarian? And yet J . I). Shaw of the Inde­ pendent Pulpit c a n 't see any ne­ cessity of establishing a Freethought university w h at we do for vou is w orth n o th in g to ... ‘ . .. n „ , you, we will ex|»eet no p ay . C ast your P e o p le w h o b e lie v e in g h o s ts a r e eye over th e list, an d th e n w rite to us. ad. on page 6. A d d ress, *8 »P1 to-lie and steal as those who R«»<><>O O-CKXKX» W itch stories are not as profitable of m odern books of science com pli­ to the child-m ind as tru e stories. N E W S AND NOTES. ments us highly this week on one ) < X H X X X > (X X > 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0 0 c x x x x x > of our late editorials. We know Men and women are hilt children grown tall. Mis Leona McMillan entered the his kind words are genuine and To see the unbelievers delight in they make us happy. They coun- U niversity last Monday. teract the feelings produced by the everything im m oral is what would We will be obliged to engage dog-in-th«-m anger elenje’ t who can please most believers. It helps another printer on account of rush see no good in an y th in g . them prove th at C h ristian ity is of work. The following persons have sent in D on’t forget to send 81.00 for The sam e wonderful stories t h a t R ight Living. It should be in the am ounts opposite their names in answer to the Porch of Reason are told of .Jesus are also told of a every home. Supplem ent sent out some time ago;-] Hindoo god who was w orshipped We have rented another room E. Stew art, 820.00 twelve hundred years before “ the have on the g r o u n d f l o o r and 2.50 king of the Jew s” was born. Bascom Glaze, moved our business office down A. P. Snyder, 5.00 God and im m ortality are about stairs. 1 ( 0 all there is left of th e old supersti­ E Officer, .50 tion in educated C hristian com ­ Some one with 82000 can more R. L. Oliver, 1.00 m unities; and they will go, for th an double his money here in a J. C. Sm ith, .25 there is no more sense in these very short time, without a stroke A Friend 2.00 ideas th an in the personal devil of work. W rite to us about it. C. E. Glaze All am ounts received as do n at­ ions to the Liberal U niversity after this date will be applied on the lum ber debt unless otherwise or­ dered. Inform ation — Bureau and eternal d am nation notions. A S o ld ie r’s L e tte r. C oncluded from 5th page. $ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots and buddings, co n sistin g of a 2 b j-story h o tel, a saloon b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith sh o p , tw o d«veil­ ing houses and a b arn , situ a te d in Oswe­ go, O regon. W ould tra d e for other i p ro p erty . 15 D a ir y a n d F r u it F a r m s . —A dairy farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa lan d , and fru it farm of 80 acres, 10 acres grap es, 2 acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good house and b arn s ami o th e r o u tb u ild in g s. All situ a te d in San Diego c o u n ty , Calif. W'ill sell c h eap or tra d e for a steak farm . 16 T o T r a d e .—Twenty-1 wo acre fruit farm , 8 m iles s o u th of S a le m , O r e .; 4 acres b earin g o rch ard , n e s tly w inter a p p le s, 2 acres straw 1 v i r u s , i« v wire fence, good house and l a in , , It nty of p a stu re , e x ce llen t w ater, and t i i n l t r enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for a larg e r plaee. 17 H o u s e k e e p e r.— W a n te d , by a widow­ e r, a lady as h o u se k ee p er; one who u n ­ d erstan d * th e cart* of cliildren and w ants a p erm a n en t hom e. None hut a L iberal need ap p ly . 14 2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you are a Set u- larist and have $500 to invest it will pay you to w rite to the In fo rm atio n B uieati. In w ritin g s ta te y o u r age. fam ily if any, occupation am i views in regard to relig ­ ion. 12 A g e n t s . — A gents w anted to sell th e here for over 300 years, and of F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can be course all intelligent people know m ade. Semi 60c for sam p le, o r $2.60 13 what th a t m eans. We need m is­ for full set packed in neat box. sionaries here, blit not C hristian 8 0 a c r e s .—A bout four m iles from S il­ ones. We need those who will verton ; sm all, u n fin ish ed b o u se; about 11 leave dogm as out of ihe question 5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tte r see It. F o r S a le .— A fine little bouse in Sil­ and teach these people the a rts of v erto one acre of lan d , for only commerce, and the useful sciences. $285. n , “ w F ith irst com e, first se rv e d .” 4 T h e Islands are n atu rally prolific. F o r S a le o r T»-ade. — A farm , ab o u t 30 There is only one way th a t these m iles so u th of T he D alles, 320 acres, in Islan d s can he made useful to the good school d istric t of a b o u t 100 schol­ ; county road crossing C ascade m o u n ­ U. S. and th a t is to banish or im ­ ars ta in s, d aily m ail, sh o rt d ista n c e to saw ­ prison all of the priests and estab ­ mill am i flouring n u ll, tw o sto res, black­ ith shop, free wood am i an u nlim ited lish in d u strial schools. Then I sm m o u n ta in ra n g e ; box house 16x22 w ith honestly believe in 20 years time, k itch en and woodshed ad d ed , good “ Right Living’’, by Susan H. the Islan d s would become useful to brick fireplace, both u p an d d o w n stairs W ixon, is one of the best hooks for us. Bui un til this is done nothing ceiled with m atched lu m b e r ; post barn 20x32; 3 m iles of good fen ce, 120 acres both J young and old th a t has ever , , . i / . ... \ n c u ltiv a tio t, about 50 m ore ready for . . n e e d he expected from them . All in plow. T he o w n er holds deed from gov­ been printed. It should be found the F ilipino priests are known to e rn m et. P rice $2000. W ould tra d e for a in every home and in every school. sow nothing but the seeds of d is­ plaee in S ilverton of equal or less value. Send $1.00 to J. E. Hosmer and re content am ong the ignorant people. The price of th e place is based on its m o n ey -m ak in g cap acity , and it is now ceive postpaid a hook neatly bound I am much interested in the Free- paying a good incom e. We w ill in v e sti­ 2 in cloth, th a t contains m any ch ap ­ thought cause, and hope to see it gate an y offer m ade. ters worth m any times the surm ount all obstacles. F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver- to n — ‘¿-acre; apples, p ru n es, ra s p b e r­ price of the whole book. As J ames P. B a l e . ries, ch erries, p e ars; n e a t little house, we have received the general ¡p a in te d and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk. D a iry F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded Price, $450. agency for this most excellent w o rk , 3 land, 80 acres in meadow am i balance we are very anxious to s e c u re grain bay land, p a stu re , etc. A good W a n te d —A buyer for a well equipped agents in every city, town and stream of w ater ru n s th ro u g h th e farm livery stab le. Good horses, good buggies, ' th e year ro u n d . Also 320 acres of tim - good b arn e se s.e tc . C h eap . W rite to u s.8 s c h o o l d is tr ic t It has b e en adopt- her c u ltu re and hom estead which can ed in m any schools as a supple- I *e proved u p on for $200. Good house, S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la ris ts w) <> . . m entary reader. It contains in- struction th a t is more necessary , . , . , ’ than arithm etic and geography. Send $1.00 and write for term s to a gents. W ooilw orkers, d o n ’t forget to semi an ci The A pril num ber of the Free o rd er for a set of th e F o rstn er A uger T hought M agazine has reached us, B its . P ric e , $2.l»0 by m a il. S ee a d . . ladened with the thoughts thinkers Remember our clubbing rate w ith th e enjoy. Besides its able articles it Oregonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. contains the pictures of five of its Read our offer on page 7. d a iry w ith u te n sils for m ak in g cheese are th o ro u g h ly in te re ste d in th e cause an d b u tte r, sm okehouse, b lacksm ith are w anted to h e lp b u ild u p a Secular ffhoP and to? 18’ a "d lar^e> new barn to c o m m u n ity n e ar S ilv erto n , O regon. It bold 50 bead of cows, 50 calves and 100 is th o u g h t l>est th a t each m em b er of the tons of b ay . Good well a t house and c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of h is or b arn . T his fine d ia ry farm is located in h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be o h one of the finest little valleys in E astern ta in e d . W rite to us. 10 Oregon. T he ow ner finds ready m ark et for all his cheese and b u tte r at high R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le . — 80 acres, p u ces, and has m ade enough m oney at bouse am i b a rn , good o rc h a rd , ail fenc­ th e business so th a t he can afford to re ­ ed, 8 m iles from S ilv erto n , n e a r school, tire. He w ishes to locate in Silverton 35 acres im p ro v ed , on m ain ro ad . Price and e d u cate h is ch ild ren in th e L ib eral $800. 5 U n iv ersity . H e "offers all th is for only T w enty a c re s ; 15 a cres im p ro v e d , ad $3000—one-half dow n and balance on fenced, good sp rin g , l l 3 m iles from Sil* easy te rm s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and v e rto n . Price $700. som e hogs will l»e sold very ch eap for One h u n d re d and s ix ty a c r e s ; 1 cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n B u reau . cres c le a re d , 6 m ile s fro n t S ilv erto Silv rto n , O re. 13 Price $300. I